This is HollyGolightly 's reading pick for tonight. Please feel free to discuss............
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I got a futuristic vibe from it. People being studied in the room. Rules and regulations about what is and is not allowed to take place there. A very controlled society type feeling. But why? What happened for that to be necessary?
I can see that, too. Mention of specific objects in the room and the restaurant. Fast food? That is what it felt like to me.I got more of a commercialism vibe.
Quick side note...apologies for being absent the last few discussions. I have not had any time to read at all for a few weeks!
I do need to catch up! I was looking forward to rereading the Joe Hill story and just could not find time. And still have last week's bookmarked as well.I'll give you a week to go back and read all of your assignments.
No apologies needed.
Yes. I was going to mention this. It felt similar to my first experience reading The Dark Tower books.One reviewer called it Metarealism ( seeks to depict the reality which exists beyond that psychological subjective perspective. ... Meta meaning, a holistic view of reality as perceived by a metaconscious mind, who sees reality as a whole rather than from a subjective personalized intellectually fragmented point of view.)
Definitely had to read it twice and very slowly, allowing each part to sink in. Once I "let go", the story started to come together-- a little!I had to read it twice because it was disorienting (which may be the point- sometimes two separate sentences are divided by commas and other times there are incomplete sentences with a full stop.) and I wasn't sure if my first impression was accurate. I thought it was about a young guy working in a futuristic facility (virtual reality?) in which clients pay to have heightened sexual encounters. The rooms made me think of that Bradbury story...forgot the title.
I'd vote for after New Year's Day. I am thinking of doing the last group discussion for The Stand the second week of January, btw.Shall we do one more discussion reading ( 12/12 )before the holidays, or hold off until Wed.January 2, 2019 ?
I think the week of the 19th most will be busy with travel or last minute plans for Santa.